Is the Darling River flowing?
Submitted: Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 18:10
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Cram
Hi we are heading off to do the
Darling River run later this month.
We were intending to take a tinny with us but were wondering if anyone knows if the river is flowing at present. Have heard some reports it isnt.
Thanks in advance.
Reply By: Bushtrek - Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 18:41
Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 18:41
Yes it is flowing but only just. In most
places you won't get high enough to see over the bank, so trust you like looking at a lot of dirt walls when in the tinny!!
It's a tired old river at the moment, makes my heart sink to see it every day like this, but you live in hope.
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Reply By: Member - Ian W (NSW) - Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 18:57
Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 18:57
Did the run last month, as above the river is barely flowing. Around
Tilpa &
louth it was a collection of green algae covered ponds.
There are long sections which appear to have some depth, however I don't believe you will make any lengthy boat trips.
We took two kayaks and did not even bother to put them in the
water.
When we got to Menndee where there was plenty of
water it was raining and howling a freezing gale.
Ian
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Reply By: Eric Experience - Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 20:19
Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 20:19
Cram.
Just back from the Darling, I would not take the boat. the
water is very low and in short sections between near vertical clay banks. We were disappointed. Large numbers of feral goats along the river. A rifle would be better than a fishing line for your meat. Eric.
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Follow Up By: Mobi Condo - Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 20:28
Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 20:28
Regards the 'feral goats' - they may not be feral!
ABC ran an article in a regular rural programme re the grazing of goats now in preference to sheep. Apparently goats are less damaging to semi arid environment!
Hate to see any one get done for knocking off pastoralists stock!
May be some one more local to that area can give more accurate info re this!
Cheers - Mobi
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Follow Up By: Member - Ian W (NSW) - Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 21:24
Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 21:24
Whilst on that trip we did see a
sign that read "Don't Shoot the Goats", can't for the life of me remember where it was.
Ian
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Follow Up By: Dave B (NSW) - Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 23:53
Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 23:53
There are quite a lot of properties running goats to make a quid.
Most of the ones out in the Far West NSW aren't feral, but unless the grazier has put up the type of fence to keep the goats in, they squeeze through the strandwire fence and you will see them along the roadside. Generally there is more to graze on between the road and the fence because there are generally no sheep to compete for the food.
Not too sure of the price of goats at the moment, it usually varies $20 - $35 each. And no shearing.
Dave
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Follow Up By: Mr Pointyhead - Monday, Aug 25, 2008 at 08:28
Monday, Aug 25, 2008 at 08:28
In some
places graziers have been letting good meat goats into the feral herds to try and improve the meat on the ferals !
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Reply By: Member - lyndon K (SA) - Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 23:28
Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 23:28
What a shame, when we where in
Tilpa last year (xmas) the river was in flood. It was 47c in the shade, i swim laps at our local pool but i wasn't going to put my big toe in the river,way to fast!
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Reply By: DIO - Monday, Aug 25, 2008 at 10:18
Monday, Aug 25, 2008 at 10:18
The Darling has not flowed (source to Murray) for many many years. It is a series of waterholes in most
places thanks to all those ignorant, arrogant, belligerent, inconsiderate, selfish, thoughtless, mindless brain-dead people who continue to take more than a fair share from within QLD and elsewhere depriving hundreds of irrigators down stream an opportunity to make a reasonable living owing to acute shortages of
water.
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